Carpet-stiffener



A. F. LONK.

CARPET STIFFENER. APPLICATIONv man NH12. 1920..

Patented June 7, 1921.

UT@ STATES earner ortica.

ADOLP-I F. LONE, OF CHCAG-O, ILLINOIS.

CARPET-erinnerten.

Application led May 12,

To all a0/icm t may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLrH' FRANK LONE, a citizen of therUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Carpet-Stideners, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to improvements in carpet attachments having novel means whereby the corners of a carpet or rug may be prevented from crimping or rolling as the result of continued use.

An important object of this invention is to provide a carpet stiffener in the form of a flat metallic body adapted to be applied to one corner of a carpet for preventing the same from rolling or crimping as the result of being kicked over by the feet.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the class described which is easy to apply, eiiicient in use and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

ln the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a rug or carpet having the corners thereof provided with the improved carpet stiifener.

Fig 2 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a carpet or rug having the improved stiffeuer.

Fig. 8 is a detail section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 generally designates a rug or carpet which is adapted to be applied to the floor as a covering for the same. As is well known, the corners of a rug if not tacked to the floor soon turn over or roll as the result of being kicked by the feet so that the appearance of the rug is soon detracted from.

To overcome this disadvantage, l have conceived a means whereby the corners of the carpet may be prevented from rollingover or crimping upon bein@ kicked by the feet or crimping by the movement of the furniture over the rug.

rl`he improved carpet -stiener forming the subject matter of this application comprises Specification of Letters -Eatent. Patented June 7, 1%21.

192D. Serial No.y 380,864. v

and .which is adapted lto be arranged beneath one ofthe corners of the rug sothatV when the corner of the rug is engaged by the feet or by the legs of a piece of furniture, crimping or rolling of the rug will be prevented. As illustrated in Fig; 2, the liat metallic body 6 is provided with an attaching device 10 adapted to be detachably engaged with a rectangular loop 12 secured to the under side of the carpet by stitching or other suitable means 14. rlhe attaching device 10 is in the'form of a tongue formed integral with the body and bent upon the body so as to form a socket 16 within which one side or arm of the rectangular loop 12 is adapted to be detachably received. The forward portion of the tongue 10 engages a struck up shoulder or notch 1S formed in the body and cooperating with the outwardly curved end portion of the tongue in forming a gradually restricted entrance opening or guideway 2O for the loop.

The loop 12 is adapted to be permanently secured to one corner of the carpet or rug so that when desired the flat metallic body 6 may be detachably connected tothe same through the medium of the attaching device 10. By moving the device along the free side of the loop, the latter is directed through the gradually restricted entrance opening 2O into the socket 16 so as to arovide a secure connection between the sti 'ening body and the loop. When it is desired to remove the sti'ening body from the rug or carpet for the purpose of cleaning the same, it is merely lnecessary to disengage the free side of the loop from the attaching device 10. it' will be noted that the struck up notch or shoulder 1S in the stiifening body 6 prevents the accidental disconnection of the rectangular loop from the stiening body since the struck up shoulder forms a rigid abutment over which the rectangular loopmust pass upon being disconnected from the body. 1'

`With reference to the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be observed that -a cara flat metallic body 6 of elongated formation 'i pet stidener constructed in accordance with this invention may be readily and conveniently applied to rugs or carpets so that the necessity of tacking or otherwise securing the rugsV to the floor is eliminated. While securing the rug or carpet against rolling7 the device permits the rug or carpet to be conveniently moved along the floor when it is desired to change the location of the same.

The rear portion of the body 6 is enlarged laterally so that the same is caused to be flatl engaged With the licor.

1 Hving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A device for stiienng the corner of a carpet comprising an elongated body adapted to be arranged beneath a carpet and extended diagonally of the same, and an attaching `member adapted vto be permanently secured to the corner of the carpet, said body being provided with means Wliereby the same may be detachably connected to said attaching member. Y

2. A carpet stiiener comprising a flat metallic body having one end portion rovided with an attaching device, and a oop adapted to be permanently secured to a carpet and also adapted to be engaged by said attaching device.V

In testimony WhereofI ali'x my signature.

ADOLPH F.'LoNK. [L 5.] 

